Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scorpius (Sco)  ·  Contains:  IC 4603  ·  IC 4605  ·  M 4  ·  NGC 6121  ·  NGC 6144  ·  The star 22Sco  ·  The star Al Niyat (σSco)  ·  The star Antares (αSco)
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Rho Ophiuchi, Mario Lauriano
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Rho Ophiuchi

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Rho Ophiuchi, Mario Lauriano
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Rho Ophiuchi

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Rho Ophiuchi region catch from Piano Battaglia, in the Sicilian Madonie Regional Natural Park. This was a collaboration with my friend Enzo Di Cristina, who took his battery and his EQ-6 Pro mount instead of mine HEQ-5 Pro. Thanks to his EQ-6 we were able to make photos although there was wind.

The Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex is a dark nebula of gas and dust that is located 1° south of the star ρ Ophiuchi of the constellation Ophiuchus. At an estimated distance of 131 ± 3 parsecs, it is one of the closest star-forming regions to the Solar System.

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Rho Ophiuchi, Mario Lauriano